I would really like to see this get added in the command palette, like is done in Sublime Text. In Sublime, I don’t need to know the shortcuts I don’t use regularly because I can just search for the command. I’ve become accustomed to ⌘⌃P “syntax python”.

I think the real issue here might be that Atom seems fairly unique in that what most people call ‘syntax highlighting’, Atom calls ‘grammar’. I have to search for this every time because I’m constantly forgetting what it’s called in Atom. I get it that Grammar is a more semantically rich term that better describes what’s going on, but some pointers in the UI for people coming across from other editors might be helpful.

Is there a reason not to make this even appear in the command palette by default? According to Atom’s documentation:

You can use the Command Palette to look up the correct keybindings if it doesn’t work for some reason.

This search-driven menu can do just about any major task that is possible in Atom. Instead of clicking around all the application menus to look for something, you can just hit cmd-shift-P and search for the command.

Doesn’t seem to live up to that promise so far. I hope you guys can put it in the roadmap.

I just had to spend several minutes searching for this capability. I hit CMD + SHIFT + P, then typed “syn” to search for “syntax,” just like in Visual Studio Code. Unfortunately, Atom has decided to call it “grammar” instead, which is just confusing.

Please add the keyword “syntax” to the Grammar Selector. It’s obvious that quite a few people want this.